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Ch. 3 Vocab words
Another cool way to learn the vocab words of chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cuticle | A waxy, protective layer secreted by cells onto the surface of the plant. |
| Cellulose | A chemical compound that plants can make out of sugar. |
| Vascular plants | Have tubelike structures that carry water, nutrients, and other substances throughout the plant. |
| nonvascular plants | They do not have these tubelike structures and use other ways to move water and substances. |
| rhizoids | They anchor themselves where they grow |
| pioneer species | Organisms that are the first to grow in new or disturbed areas. |
| guard cells | each stoma is surrounded by two __________ that open and close it. |
| stomata | A small opening on the epidermis of the plant |
| Xylem | tissue that is made up of hollow, tubular cells that are stacked one on top of the other to form a structure called a vessel |
| phloem | a plant tissue also made up of tubular cells that are stacked to form strucutres called tubes |
| cambium | a tissue that produces most of the new xylem and phloem cells |
| Gymnosperms | Vascular plants that produce seeds that are not protected by fruit. |
| Angiosperm | A vascular Plant that flowers and produces fruits with one or more seeds. |
| Monocots | They have one cotyledon inside there seeds |
| dictos | They have two cotyledon inside there seeds |